
Wilt Resistant Kleckley Sweet Watermelon No. 6 
The old variety Kleckley Sweet was a standard home garden melon 
and very popular all over the country. Later the Improved Kleckley 
Sweet was introduced largely taking the place of the old strain of 
Kleckley Sweet or Monte Cristo, and is a better melon in every particular, 
harder rind; sweeter flesh, grows larger and more uniform. 
Taking the Improved Klecklev Sweet watermelon as a basis the Iowa 
Experiment Station has developed a most wonderful strain of wilt re- 
sistant Kleckley Sweet, designated as No. 6. This melon is regular in 
shape, retaining the Kleckley quality, grows large uniform melons, solid 
dark green rind, thin and hard, rich bright red flesh, retaining all of the 
sweetness of the original Kleckley with the added important features of 
having fine shipping qualities and highly resistant to fusarium wilt, does 
not sun-burn before fully ripe, seeds white. Considering all of its merits 
it is a dependable sort for all purposes. 
Crotalaria as a Soil Builder 
As a soil improver, Crotalaria has given better results than other 
leguminous crops. The percentage and quality of nitrogen is as high or 
higher than in any other leguminous crop. The analysis of the nitrogen 
taken in by the Crotalaria plant is about the same as cowpeas or velvet 
beans, that is, a ton of dry material of Crotalaria will carry about 40 
pounds of nitrogen. Crotalaria makes quite more growth than either of 
these other crops mentioned, when it is turned back to the soil would 
consequently add more nitrogen to the soil. 
This high percentage of nitrogen coupled with the large yield of 
top growth has produced more than 200 pounds per acre of nitrogen in 
test carried on in Florida. The greater part of this nitrogen is fixed from 
the air by the nodule bacteria on the roots of the plant. 
Turning wnder this high nitrogen crop not only increases the avail- 
able nitrogen in the soil but adds to the humus content of the soil. When 
compared with other green manure crops turned under, Crotalaria pro- 
duced 3,000 pounds more organic material per acre. 
Decomposition goes on very rapidly if turned under in a succulent 
stage of growth, but when turned under in more mature growth stages, 
it decomposes more slowly and prevents the heavy loss of nitrogen and 
organic matter. The slower decomposition of the plant residue provides 
available nitrogen to the growing crop over a long period of time and 
im amounts favorable for the needs of the crop. 
This increase of organic matter to the soil decreases the loss of ferti- 
lizer constituents, augments its water holding capacity, and lessens ex- 
cessive aeration by cementing together the sandy soil particles. 
Crotalaria is one of the most valuable leguminous crops, and the cost 
of seeding the ground is very small. 
For seeding an acre in rows three feet apart requires 5 pounds, 
sow broadcast requires 12 to 20 pounds. 
WRITE FOR PRICE OF RECLEANED AND SCARIFIED SEED, 
CROTALARIA SPECTABILIS, STATE QUANTITY. 
